Subj : Apple is working on its most powerful chip yet, the M3 Max - but
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Aug 08 2023 19:00:03

Apple is working on its most powerful chip yet, the M3 Max - but dont expect 
to see it this year

Date:
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 17:49:55 +0000

Description:
Apple isnt slacking with the M3 chip lineup - a MacBook Pro model with the M3 
Max is already in testing.

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Apple is already testing the high-end variant of its upcoming M3 chip : the 
M3 Max, which will feature in high-end Mac products like the next-gen MacBook 
Pro . 

As reported by Bloombergs Mark Gurman , Apple leaker extraordinaire, a 
third-party Mac developer found references to the chip in Apples test logs. 
The M3 Max will reportedly feature a 16-core CPU and 40-core GPU, the former 
of which will feature 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. 

Its a significant step up in CPU terms from the previous M2 Max chip, which 
offered 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. The GPU only gains two 
cores over its M2 predecessor, but its unlikely thatll be a sticking point 
for users; Apples silicon already offers impressive graphical capabilities 
for creative workloads. 

The new chip will supposedly be manufactured on a new 3nm process, which 
should offer both performance and power-efficiency advantages over TSMCs 5nm 
process, which was used for the M2 series of chips. The latest and greatest 
MacBook? 

Although we dont have exact details of the device in which Apple is allegedly 
testing the M3 Max, its apparently an unreleased MacBook model codenamed 
J514. This aligns with a previous leak detailing a 14-inch MacBook Pro with 
the same codename. 

Interestingly, the leak shows that the J514 machine uses 48GB of RAM, though 
the current-gen MacBook Pro can carry up to 96GB, so its likely this test 
machine isnt the most high-end configuration that will be available. 

Although Gurman has previously claimed well see M3 devices this year , I 
wouldnt expect this model to be part of the initial lineup; chances are well 
first see Mac products bearing the standard M3 chip, most probably a new 
MacBook Air , before the M3 Pro and M3 Max chips arrive. Naturally, we can 
expect an M3 Ultra (which is likely to essentially be two M3 Max chips 
sandwiched together to make one ultimate frankenprocessor) to arrive in 
professional-grade Mac products later in 2024. 

Apples MacBook Pro line has long cemented itself as worthy of standing among 
the best laptops - and M3 promises to be faster and more powerful than 
anything before it. For many - myself included - M2 was impressive but not 
quite the generational leap wed have liked to see. Will M3 deliver? Well have 
to wait and see



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/apple-is-working-on-its-most-powe
rful-chip-yet-the-m3-max-but-dont-expect-to-see-it-this-year


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